Originally posted by dgtempe
I am not a happy camper. Can you tell???
I had my suspicions.
I've only been here for about 15 months, and I've been speculating in one form or another that this was coming at or near the 2008 election cycle.
It's the most dark and sinister thing I can think of short of a coupe in Washington D.C. We are in for a national "test" that will go far beyond
anything we've ever known.
As afraid as I am, I can't help but think that we still have some choices. those choices are important. they'll determine whether the next ten
years is hard, or totally nasty. Our leaders have been too short-sighted for far too long. We're going to hit this iceberg, no matter what we do.
We can hit it head on, or we can choose to take the glancing blow. Everyone knows what happened to the Titanic, so the metaphor is not out of
line.
It is my sincere hope that we meet this crisis head on. To do that, we've got to understand each other's fears. We've got to understand what's
happeing to us, and how we're going to beat it. We face enemies at home and over seas. There's not getting around that. Embrace your fear.
Accept the support offered by those around you,. and decide for yourself what you will say, how you will vote, and what you will do with your time and
money. Who knows? If enough people follow your example, you could start something.
[edit on 18-6-2007 by Justin Oldham]